March 26, 2012
Collection - Tape Music Pioneers
Before synthesizers, the strangest sounds were created by artists manipulating magnetic tape
Collection - Clara Rockmore
A collection of performances by and interviews with Clara Rockmore, the only person to ever master the Theremin
Jean-Jacques Perrey on I've Got a Secret (1960 & 1966)
Electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey's 2 appearances on I've Got a Secret, including the only known TV performance by Perrey & Kingsley
March 27, 2012
Art - Kraftwerk Autobahn (1979, Mainwood)
Freaky animated short film which derived from computer animation. Read the INFO!
Doc - The Shape Of Things That Hum
Coldcut, Arthur Baker, Vince Clarke, Orbital and many more present now classic synthesizers - All 8 episodes: MiniMoog, Vocoder, DX7, Fairlight, Simmons, 303, 808, Akai Sampler.
Doc - Discovering Electronic Music (1983)
Interesting look at early (room-sized) electronic instruments and music
Collection - Giorgio Moroder
One of the most acclaimed and influential electronic musicians of all time, having won multiple Oscars for his film work, produced several smash hits and funded the design of a luxury sports car!
Movie - Midnight Express (Alan Parker, 1978)
Story of a man who is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison. Moroder won the academy award for best soundtrack with this one
March 28, 2012
Doc - Pump Up The Volume: House Music
Interviews with Paul Okenfold, Carl Cox, Pete Tong, Goldie, The Shamen, Leftfield, Underworld, Youth, Tony Wilson, and Armin van Helden
Movie - Daft Punk's Electroma (2007)
Daft Punk's Electroma is an odyssey of two robots who journey across a mythic American landscape of haunting, surreal beauty on a quest to become human.
Doc - Maestro: Larry Levan & Early DJ Culture
Documentary chronicling the early years of the NYC underground DJ/dance club culture, pioneered largely by gay, black & hispanic men.
March 29, 2012
Doublevision Presents: Cabaret Voltaire (1982)
Diskono, Obsession, Badge of Evil, Nag Nag Nag, Eddie's Out, Landslide, Photophobia, Seconds Too Late, Johnny YesNo (extract), Walls Of Jericho,Walls Of Jericho, This Is Entertainment.
Sigue Sigue Sputnik- South of Waterford documentary
1980s tv documentary about UK new wave/post-punk band Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Live Music Show - New Wave
Electronic music really entered the mainstream when this new sound called New Wave took the world by storm!
Movie - Decoder (Muscha, 1984)
Sonic experiments of a disillusioned 'noise-freak' played by FM Einheit (of Einstürzende Neubauten) who is experimenting with white-noise and infra-sound to utilize sound as a weapon.
Chris & Cosey - CTI Elemental 7 (1983)
Chris & Cosey, an offshoot from Throbbing Gristle, in turn launched another side project, CTI to explore their more experimental and textural leanings
Collection - EBM/Industrial
Some of the hardest and most abrasive bands in electronic music! Brutally awesome!
March 30, 2012
Doc - RIP: A Remix Manifesto
"a fun ride, filled with snazzy animations, enthusiastic talking heads and one helluva Girl Talk show"
Doc - 1989 -Summer Of Rave
Charts the the development of rave culture in the UK during the summer of 1989
Movie - Vibrations (1996)
One of the greatest movies you'll ever see. GET READY TO RAVE PEOPLE!
Collection - Aphex Twin
Interviews, videos and live performance from one of the most popular and influential modern electronic musicians
